We assume God acts in certain ways, and then we get mad at Him for it
Good article in the New York Observer about theodicy and the problem of the tsunami, but whenever this comes up I can't help but think that there's a fairly easy way out if you believe in a God.
To quote, theodicy grapples with "the idea of an all-powerful, just and loving God who intervenes in history". It seems to me the part of that decription that must go, if you're committed to holding on to the rest, is the "intervenes in history" bit. But that's just me.
(To his credit, Rosenbaum does point this out)
To quote, theodicy grapples with "the idea of an all-powerful, just and loving God who intervenes in history". It seems to me the part of that decription that must go, if you're committed to holding on to the rest, is the "intervenes in history" bit. But that's just me.
(To his credit, Rosenbaum does point this out)
Most theodicy (theodical?) debates come from the following suppositions about God:
All-powerful
All-knowning
All-loving.
No where in the Bible (which is where most Christians at draw their conclusions about God from) does God claim to be all-powerful, whereas God does "say" things that at least imply the other elements.
Posted by
Jeromy Lloyd |
3:17 PM
Agreed, but "all powerful" /= "interventionist". Not necessarily, anyway.
Posted by
Ian |
3:57 PM